Meet and Greet

Meet: Rob Recker

by Kirkendall on Nov 30, 2007 12:57 PM EST in Meet and Greet

Did you ever want to know what went into being a Bengals equipment manager? Uniwatchblog.com has the low-down interviewing Rob Recker, the Bengals equipment manager.

I took over the first year we moved into Paul Brown Stadium, and at that time many people had very negative views of the franchise, which often happens when you lose. Mike Brown changed all that. There was a time when you would hear players complain about not getting a lot from the team, like clothes, shoes, gloves. Now we get players coming in from other organizations that come in and are wide-eyed in amazement about everything they get for free. I mean, players are actually shocked that they get all of this [referring to the seemingly endless amount of merchandise, from hoodies to gloves and anything else that can be ordered]. If I need anything for this department, I just have to ask Mike Brown, he has never once said no to anything.

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Meet Richard M. Slusher

by Kirkendall on Apr 19, 2007 9:23 AM EDT in Meet and Greet

Meet Richard M. Slusher. Richard, one of 26 doctors serving in war-torn Afghanistan, used to work on nagging injuries for the Cincinnati Bengals before saving lives thousands of miles away.

...the regular U.S. Army officer had his year in the field of dreams _ a break from normal Army duty for a sports medicine fellowship with the NFL football team and others in Cincinnati. Slusher loved it so much that after 17 years in the service he is planning to retire and go into a private sports medicine practice

Hopefully Slusher will be able to get back to the states and work on Bengals player's nagging injuries soon. Make sure you spend a few minutes reading this article.

Army Doctors Saving Lives in Afghanistan [Washington Post]

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Deutscher Bengals Ventilator

by Kirkendall on Oct 28, 2006 7:25 PM EDT in Meet and Greet

Meet Michael Sobczak. Michael lives in Germany and has been a fan since 1989 when the Bengals lost in Super Bowl XXIII. Now he catches every game on television back home in Germany having already seen 18 games live in Cincinnati. Sunday will be his 19th. Michael flew from Düsseldorf, Germany to Cincinnati on an 18 hour flight from weather delays - not bad considering Moses is still modernizing his arc.

It's awesome the reach Cincinnati has with Germany. There's a lot of German heritage in Southwestern Ohio; beer, Bavarian girls and beer, lots of it. Every summer Cincinnati has their annual Ockoberfest where you can drink until you're sideways... and not be made fun of. Somewhat. German culture rules.

[Enquirer]

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